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Third Teen Charged In Connection To Mass Shooting In Maryland
Another teen has been arrested for his alleged role in the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting in Baltimore, city officials announced. On Wednesday, Sept. 13, members of the Baltimore Police Department apprehended a 15-year-old inside a city residence, making him the latest to be arrested for the July shooting in the 800 block of Gretna Court that left two dead and 28 others wounded at a summer block party. He was taken to the Central Booking Intake Facility, where he was charged with 44 offenses that include: Attempted first-degree murder; Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder; Attempted…
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Police ID Family Killed In Quadruple Maryland Murder-Suicide
An apparent murder-suicide is under investigation in Maryland after four people were found dead over the weekend. Shortly after 11:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, Aug. 26, deputies from the sheriff’s office were called to the 300 block of Trimble Road in Joppatowne (Harford County) to investigate what they thought initially was an active shooter situation, the sheriff's office said. A police spokesperson said that the victims have been identified as Sheryn Ann Pitts, 65, Sheena Yvonne Smothers, 38, and a teen who has not been identified. The suspected shooter, who also died is 34-year-old Dev…
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Three Adults, Teen Killed In Mass Shooting Inside Maryland Apartment, Sheriff Says
New details have been released by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office following a fatal shooting that left four people dead in a Joppatowne apartment. Shortly after 11:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, deputies from the sheriff’s office were called to the 300 block of Trimble Road to investigate what they thought initially was an active shooter situation. Deputies are on scene for an incident that occurred on the 300 block of Trimble Rd, Joppa, for a report of a confirmed shooting with multiple victims. Currently there is no threat to the community. Media staging area will be Joppatown High …
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: 6-Year-Old Among 3 Found Dead In Maryland Welfare Check (
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A 6-year-old boy and two adults were found dead in what police are calling a double murder suicide in Baltimore County. Officers called to the home on the 1000 block of Kenilworth Drive in Towson for a welfare check found the bodies of three people around noon on Friday, Aug. 18, county police said. Yogesh H. Nagarajappa, 37, is believed to have killed 6-year-old Yash Honnal and 37-year-old Prathiba Y. Amarnath before turning the gun on himself, police said. Authorities did not say how the three were related. The Office of the Chief Medical Officer will complete a thorough examination…
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Shooter Gets Time For Murdering Grandmother Reading Bible In MD Home: Prosecutors
Justice has been served for the family of a Maryland grandmother who was shot and killed in a bout of vengeance while she was reading the Bible in her home, Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced. Bowie resident Sammie Warren, 27, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing 56-year-old Filomena Vasquez in Hyattsville on New Year’s Day while she was preparing to host a sermon on the radio in 2020. The murder was reported at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2020 in the 7400 block of Barnum Street in Hyattsville. Upon arrival, officers found Vasquez suffe…
Police & Fire
Teen Shot In Head, Child Struck During Triple Shooting In East Baltimore, Police Say
A 7-year-old boy was among the victims in a triple shooting that was reported late in Eastern Baltimore on Friday night. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded shortly before midnight to the 1300 block of Montford Avenue, where there was a report of a shooting with multiple victims down. Upon arrival, they were met by a 19-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his head, a 25-year-old woman who had been shot in the foot, and the child, who sustained a graze wound to his leg. All three were treated at the scene and taken to area hospitals for treatment and evaluati…
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Family Dog Fatally Shot In MD, Suspect At Large, Police Say
The Baltimore County Police Department is seeking answers after a family pet was shot and killed during an early morning incident involving an unknown assailant. An alert was issued on Tuesday, July 25, as investigators continue to attempt to track down the person responsible for murdering Mowgli earlier this month. The shooting was reported at approximately 1 a.m. on Thursday, July 13 in the 4300 block of Flint Hill Drive in Owings Mills. Police say that the dog's owner reported hearing a gunshot while he was off his leash, and upon arrival, officers found the dog suffering from an appar…
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Man Charged With Hate Crimes, Murder For Mass Shooting In Maryland Over Parking Spot
The 43-year-old man implicated in a mass shooting in Annapolis last month has been indicted on multiple murder and hate crimes, authorities announced. Charles Robert Smith was hit with a 42-count indictment following the mass shooting that left three dead, including a father and son, in Annapolis on Sunday, June 11. Specifically, Smith was charged with: Three counts of first-degree murder; Three counts of race/religious crime resulting in death; Six counts of attempted first-degree murder; Six counts of attempted second-degree murder; Six counts of first-degree assault; Six counts of S…
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Shooter Gets Life For Killing Man In MD Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney
A 21-year-old man will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a Maryland teenager in 2020 during a shoe deal that rapidly went awry. Keishon Javontae Thompson has been sentenced to life in prison, plus 15 years and two days after he was convicted of killing 19-year-old J'Shaun Wallace and similar weapon charges. Prosecutors say that on Dec. 6, 2020, officers in Charles County were called to the 2900 block of Business Park Drive in Waldorf to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found Wallace with a gunshot wound to his chest, and he was pronounced dead at t…
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Baltimore Grandmother Convicted After 9-Year-Old Kills Teen With Unsecured Gun: Prosecutors
A grandmother in Baltimore will face years behind bars after being convicted of failing to secure the gun that her 9-year-old grandson was carrying when he fatally shot 15-year-old Nykayla Strawder last summer. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced on Tuesday that April Gaskins, 54, was found guilty of two charges for her role in the August 2022 shooting when her grandson pulled the trigger and fired the bullet that killed Strawder. On Aug. 6, 2022, prosecutors said that members of the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 600 block of Linnard Street to investigate a…
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Five Shot Leaving Funeral Home In Latest Mass Shooting In Maryland (
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New details were released by top officials in Prince George's County after the latest mass shooting in Maryland. Five people were shot leaving a funeral at Fort Lincoln Cemetery on Friday afternoon in an incident reported in Bladensburg, according to Police Chief Tyrone Collington, Sr. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July 14, officers from the Bladensburg Police Department were called to the 4300 block of Bladensburg Road when a vehicle opened fire on another in the area, sending five people to the hospital with various undisclosed injuries. SHOOTING INVESTIGATION: Road is closed…
Police & Fire
Man Kicked Out Of Nightclub Charged With Parking Garage Murder In Maryland, Police Say
The shooter who opened fire into a group of people and killed a man after getting kicked out of a nightclub in Montgomery County has been apprehended, authorities announced. Ramone Christopher Ramsey, who has no known address, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with murdering 21-year-old Baltimore man Kymani Elijah Bailey early on Saturday, July 8, investigators said. At approximately 2:40 a.m. on July 8, officers were called to the Montgomery County Public Parking Garage 3 in the 900 block of Silver Spring Avenue, where there was a reported shooting with Bailey suffering from a gunshot…
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